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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, The Rostrum | Chapter 10, Shopwindows.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Oskar describes his room in the mental hospital. How does he describe his bed?
(a) As a goal.
(b) Cold and hard.
(c) His demise.
(d) Soft as a cloud.

2. During their conversation at the beginning of the book, where does Oskar say Bruno "derived all his inspiration"?
(a) His mother.
(b) The ceiling.
(c) From Oskar.
(d) The virgin paper.

3. What happens after Joseph Koljaiczak hides under Anna Bronksi's skirts?
(a) Anna becomes pregnant with Oskar's mother.
(b) Anna slaps him.
(c) The police catch him.
(d) He catches a disease.

4. Oskar possesses a special gift that he uses when upset over someone taking his drum. What is this gift?
(a) The ability to shatter glass with his scream.
(b) The ability to manipulate his mother.
(c) The ability to have a tantrum that caused seizures.
(d) Patience.

5. After searching for a tutor to teach him the alphabet, who finally agrees to teach Oskar?
(a) Mother Turczinski.
(b) Greff.
(c) Gretchen Scheffler.
(d) Mr. Meyn.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, Oskar is in the hospital and his friends come to visit. What gift does Klepp bring him?

2. Why doesn't Greff want Oskar to play with the books?

3. In the beginning of Chapter 1, Oskar, states that he is in a mental hospital and is being watched. How does he feel about the person watching him?

4. How does Oskar say he dealt with not being about to find him?

5. What instrument does Mr. Meyn play?

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